FORT PIERCE — Cooperative victims and a task force of federal and local officials helped make two arrests in a Thursday drive-by shooting incident that injured a 21-year-old man and a 13-year-old boy, according to Fort Pierce police and records released Friday.

"(The) community sees things through eyes that law enforcement cannot see or hear sometimes," Fort Pierce police Detective Jesse Streeter said Friday. "When they share that information, we use the tools that we have that the community doesn't have access to and put all that information that we have together to bring the guys to justice."

Within about an hour of the shooting, officials found the 17-year-old identified by at least one of the victims as the shooter and the 18-year-old identified as the driver.

Accused shooter Daniel Mathieu, of the 3100 block of Juanita Avenue in Fort Pierce, and driver Javari Vondravious Stovall, of the 100 block of Camelot Drive in Fort Pierce, each face two counts of attempted first degree murder in connection with the incident in the 2500 block of Avenue E, affidavits state.

This year, the city has had more than 100 confirmed incidents of gunfire that have injured more than 30 people, according to police.

"Normally we have victims that are either deceased or witnesses that didn't want to talk," Cuti said. "In this particular incident, we were very lucky."

Streeter said the 21-year-old is dating the sister of the 13-year-old. Streeter said the two were targeted, noting Mathieu and Stovall have a history or issues with the 21-year-old and the 21-year-old's brother.

"The juvenile doesn't even know what happened to him. He doesn't even know why they're shooting at him," Streeter said. "The adult understands that there was beef with the suspects so he understands, but the juvenile doesn't."

The elder shooting victim, who Streeter said was shot five times, told investigators that Stovall, or "Papa," drove and that Mathieu, or "Dale," shot him.

The younger victim, who was flown to a trauma center, said "Papa and Dale" shot him before he was taken into surgery.

Nine cartridge casings were recovered at the scene.

A task force composed of police, the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives and other federal agencies helped in the apprehension of Stovall and Mathieu.

Stovall said he was at his friend's home all morning. He said they went to Vero Beach, "and he came back to the Plaza in the county and did not come into the city all night." Stovall said he didn't drive along Avenue E, before declining to speak.

Mathieu declined to speak with police.

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